Provide opportunities to daughters: Prez Kovind to parents
New Delhi: Asserting that epoch-making changes are taking place with the success of women in all walks of life, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked every parent to provide opportunities to their daughters also to explore avenues of growth. From higher educational institutions to armed forces, from laboratories to playgrounds, daughters are making their […]
10-year-old diesel vehicles: NGT refuses to modify order on deregistration
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has refused to modify its order directing the deregistration of diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR which are over 10 years old. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that the appeal against its order has already been dismissed by the Supreme Court. As noted in the […]
Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city
Kabul: The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan’s capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials said. Homa Ahmadi, a lawmaker from Logar, says the Taliban control the entire province, including its capital, and reached a district in […]
Mid day meals: Admin signs MoU with Akshay Patra
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday signed an MoU with Akshay Patra Foundation for providing pre-cooked meals to 15,000 students studying in government schools in the union territory, an official spokesman said. In the initial phase, two districts — Jammu and Samba — will be covered. Directorate of Mid Day Meal (MDM), Department […]
JeM module tasked to trigger blasts in Jammu busted, four held
Jammu: In a major success, security forces have busted a module of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) tasked to trigger violence by planting a vehicle-based IED on the eve of Independence Day here by arresting four terrorists and their associates, officials said on Saturday. Giving details, a police spokesman said that four Jaish militants, including an Uttar Pradesh […]